Chinese Word: 慣 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

慣 (Simplified: 惯)HSK 3

Pinyin: guàn

English Definition: accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child)

Chinese Definition:
①习以为常的，积久成性的：习惯。惯常。惯于。惯例。惯匪。惯犯。惯性。司空见惯。
②纵容，放任：惯纵。宠惯。娇惯。

Antonyms: 管

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 心

Pictophonetic:貫 indicates the sound; 忄 (heart) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 忄 [ xīn ] heart; mind; soul
- 貫 [ guàn ] to pierce, to string up; a string of 1000 coins

Similar Characters: 摜

慣例HSK 6	guàn lì	convention; usual practice
慣性	guàn xìng	(physics) inertia; (fig.) force of habit; tendency to do things in the accustomed way; habitual
慣用	guàn yòng	to use habitually; habitual; customary

1		tā 她 xí guàn 习惯 le 了 dú zì 独自 lǚ xíng 旅行。 She is accustomed to traveling alone.
2		tā 他 yǐ jīng 已经 xí guàn 习惯 le 了 xīn 新 huán jìng 环境。 He has already adapted to the new environment.
3		ài hào 爱好 dú shū 读书 shì 是 yī gè 一个 hǎo xí guàn 好习惯。 Reading is a good habit.
4		fàn hòu 饭后 sàn bù 散步 shì 是 hěn hǎo 很好 de 的 xí guàn 习惯。 Taking a walk after dinner is a good habit.
5		wǒ 我 cóng xiǎo 从小 jiù 就 xí guàn 习惯 zǎo qǐ 早起 duàn liàn 锻炼。 I have been used to exercising early in the morning since I was a child.

1		tā 她 xí guàn 习惯 le 了 dú zì 独自 lǚ xíng 旅行。 She is accustomed to traveling alone.
2		tā 他 yǐ jīng 已经 xí guàn 习惯 le 了 xīn 新 huán jìng 环境。 He has already adapted to the new environment.
3		ài hào 爱好 dú shū 读书 shì 是 yī gè 一个 hǎo xí guàn 好习惯。 Reading is a good habit.
4		fàn hòu 饭后 sàn bù 散步 shì 是 hěn hǎo 很好 de 的 xí guàn 习惯。 Taking a walk after dinner is a good habit.
5		wǒ 我 cóng xiǎo 从小 jiù 就 xí guàn 习惯 zǎo qǐ 早起 duàn liàn 锻炼。 I have been used to exercising early in the morning since I was a child.